District Police Stations and Support Facilities

Why do we need to strengthen, improve and rehabilitate district police stations and facilities?

The San Francisco Police Department is increasing its staff to meet the changing needs of the growing City. This presents a challenge to the Police Department’s district stations and support facilities, as they were built for a smaller police force and lack adequate space for the current staffing level and projected future needs.

Some police stations are nearly a century old and many upgrades are more than 25 years old. There is an urgency to make improvements to police facilities to bolster their resiliency in the event of an earthquake. Most don't meet current seismic codes for essential public safety facilities. 

The stations and support facilities have a broad range of functional, security, technical and seismic inadequacies.  Since their inception, many have operated continuously and are in need of modernization. Putting off these improvements can hinder police capabilities in responding to emergencies.

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Bond 2020 police projects include:

• Ingleside Police Station Replacement
• Mission Police Station Structural Improvements 
   

ESER 2014 

ESER 2014 identified improvement projects across 11 district police stations and related facilities. All projects were delivered to allow uninterrupted police operations and public services to San Francisco residents, workers and visitors. 

What they're saying

"Infrastructure resiliency is key to being able to safeguard our city during a major disaster, such as an earthquake. Completing these much-needed seismic, safety and operations improvements will help ensure officers and civilian staff at our district police stations and support facilities are ready and able to respond quickly during an emergency."

-William Scott, Chief of Police, San Francisco Police Department 

Explore the other ESER 2020 Bond Components 

• Emergency Firefighting Water System
• 9-1-1 Call Center
• Neighborhood Fire Stations and Support Facilities
• Disaster Response Facilities

What is the ESER bond program?

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) is San Francisco's bond program to strategically address critical public safety needs in the City. The program identifies seismic improvements and upgrades to City-owned facilities that are needed to help safeguard San Francisco. Learn more here.